There was so much that I liked about this film, putting aside the main plot conceit of dreams and dreams within dreams. The ensemble cast were a pleasure to watch – DiCaprio is probably one of the finest actors on the planet and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is slowing becoming the actor I think he can be, ever since seeing him in 3rd Rock From the Sun, I realised then that there was a latent big screen talent waiting to break through,…
Got around to watching the much touted Four Lions by film maker Chris Morris, I did not find it laugh out loud funny, it was humorous and I thought it was generally very uncomfortable viewing, I felt uneasy throughout the film. Every character in the film was a caricature, not just the four protagonists – everyone and I found this a little distracting. Anyone who sees this film as a comedy has missed the point of the film, this is…
On a cold and wet Sunday morning in winter I would normally get up for fajr prayer at around 7am and once I have offered my prayer would crawl back in to bed. Not today. I was invited to a special screening of the film Journey to Mecca at the IMAX cinema in Waterloo taking place at 9.30am. I had told the kids and the Mrs. that we would be going so they were prepared but my boys, Yusef and…